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White House chief of staff John Kelly called President Trump “dishonorable” and considered quitting over the way he fired former FBI director James Comey, according to a report Thursday. Comey recounts Kelly’s emotional response to his dismissal in his forthcoming memoir, which is set to hit shelves next week, the Daily Beast reported. The longtime lawman writes that Kelly was “sick” about the situation and “intended to quit” in protest. Trump dumped Comey in May, later admitting that his decision was made in part because of the federal investigation into his campaign’s possible coordination with Russian looking to influence the election. EPA boss Pruitt mucking up Trump and Kelly's relationship Comey learned of his firing from a television news report while he was addressing agents in California. Kelly, in charge of the Department of Homeland Security at the time, called Comey … [Read more...] about Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly told James Comey the President was ‘dishonorable’ after he fired the FBI boss

Former FBI director James Comey compared President Trump to a mob boss in new ABC News interview that is set to air this weekend. Comey, fired by Trump last May, has largely remained quiet about the President and his administration over the past 11 months, but it appears that’s about to change. The interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, airing Sunday at 10 p.m. as part of a “20/20” special, is “going to shock the president and his team,” a source told Axios. “How strange is it for you to sit here and compare the President to a mob boss?” Stephanopoulos asks the axed former bureau head in a promo released by the network. He also asks whether Comey believes the President obstructed justice. Comey does not speak in the clip. The interview will be followed by appearances on “The View,” CNN, MSNBC and Fox News in the coming week as Comey promotes his new book, "A Higher Loyalty,” which is out on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Axed FBI director James Comey apparently compares Trump to a mob boss in upcoming ABC interview

Dana Boente, like ousted FBI Director James Comey, kept meticulous notes. The former acting attorney general collaborated Comey’s congressional testimony on his dealings with President Trump by forking over handwritten notes to the special counsel team, according to a Washington Post report Tuesday. Robert Mueller is believed to have interviewed Boente in recent months for the ongoing probe into whether Trump committed obstruction of justice. Boente’s notes describe the “cloud” Comey quoted Trump as mentioning in an attempt to cool public speculation that he played a role in his campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia, the Post reported. Trump thinks he has power to fire special counsel Robert Mueller He made the comments before Mueller’s far-reaching Russia investigation kicked off. Comey said he relayed Trump’s remarks to Boente on the morning of March 30, 2017. Portions of … [Read more...] about FBI’s Dana Boente hands over James Comey notes, testimony to special counsel Robert Mueller

Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday that she never wished for FBI Director James Comey to be fired and also said she knew her tarmac meeting with former President Bill Clinton at the height of the 2016 campaign would raise eyebrows. In an interview with NBC News, Lynch said legal experts told her it was not necessary to recuse herself after the meeting with Bill Clinton, which came during the FBI's investigation of Hillary Clinton. Story Continued Below "As I said at the time, I knew that it was gonna raise questions in people's minds … So what you do is you always consult the legal experts," Lynch told NBC News anchor Lester Holt during an interview that aired on Monday. "You always get a legal answer as to whether or not recusal is required … And had it been, then that's what I would have done." Lynch's decision to meet with Bill Clinton while on the tarmac in Arizona in 2016 sparked immediate outrage from conservatives and Republican lawmakers about the … [Read more...] about Lynch: I never wished for James Comey to be fired

Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch says fired FBI Director James Comey didn't raise any concerns when she directed him in 2015 to label the bureau's probe into Hillary Clinton's private email server a "matter" as opposed to an "investigation." But, nearly two years later, Comey gave a different recollection of events during testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, telling lawmakers that Lynch's directive "confused and concerned" him. Lynch drew attention to Comey's apparent conflicting remarks during an NBC News interview set to air in full Monday night. "It was a meeting like any other that we had had where we talked about the issues. We had a full and open discussion about it and concerns were not raised," Lynch said. Comey, FBI cleared of misleading Congress in San Bernardino probe Lynch said the sit-down took place in the early fall of 2015. "This was a very sensitive investigation," Lynch, who was appointed by President … [Read more...] about Ex-AG Loretta Lynch alleges James Comey gave conflicting testimony about Hillary Clinton email probe